Automatic controls for accounting machines



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AUTOMATIC CONTROLS FOR ACCOUNTING MACHINES Filed April 22, 1963 40Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTORS RUSSELL .KNEISLEY ANTHONY G. OSTERLOH 6 WILLIAMF. SOMMER THEIR ATTORNEYS May 1967 w. F. SOMMER ETAL 3,317,711

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INSUFRANCE INVENTORS RUSSELL E. KNEISLEY ANTHONY G. OSTERLOH 8 WILLIAM ESOMMER THEIR ATTORNEYS W. F. SOMMER ETAL AUTOMATIC CONTROLS FORACCOUNTING MACHINES May 2, 1967 40 Sheeks-Sheet 7 Filed April 22, 1965INVENTORS RUSSELL E. KNEISLEY ANTHONY G. OSTERLOH 8 WILLIAM E SOMMER Wm. N R m E H WA M l y 1967 w. F. SOMMER ETAL 3,317,711

AUTOMATIC CONTROLS FOR ACCOUNTING MACHINES Filed April 22, 1963 40Sheets-Sheet 8 INVENTORS RUSSELL E. KNEISLEY ANTHONY G. OSTERLOH 8WILLIAM F. SOMMER BY m QWZQ THEIR ATTORNEYS May 2, 1967 w. F. SOMMERETAL AUTOMATIC CONTROLS FOR ACCOUNTING MACHINES 4O Sheets-Sheet 9 FiledApril 22, 1963 INVENTORS RUSSELL E. KNEISLEY THEIR ATTORNEYS y 1967 w.F. SOMMER ETAL 3,317,711

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AUTOMATIC CONTROLS FOR ACCOUNTING MACHINES Filed April 22, 1963 40Sheets-Sheet 12 INVENTORS RUSSELL E. KNEISLEY ANTHONY G. OSTERLOH 8WILLIAM F. SOMMER BY KW MO MMfl THEIR ATTORNEYS May 96 w. F. SOMMER ETALAUTOMATIC CONTROLS FOR ACCOUNTING MACHINES 4O Sheets-Sheet 15 FiledApril 22, 1963 INVENTORS RUSSELL E. KNEISLEY THEIR ATTORNEYS y 1967 w.F. SOMMER ETAL 3,317,711

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INVENTORS RUSSELL E. KNEISLEY ANTHONY G. OSTERLOH & W LIAM F. SOMM RTHEIR ATTORNEYS May 2, 1967 w. F. SOMMER ETAL AUTOMATIC CONTROLS FORACCOUNTING MACHINES 40 Sheets-Sheet 15 Filed April 22, 1965 INVENTORSRUSSELL E. KNEISLEY ANTHONY G. OSTERLOH 8 THEIR ATTORNEYS y 967 w. F.SOMMER ETAL 3,317,711

AUTOMATIC CONTROLS FOR ACCOUNTING MACHINES Filed April 22, 1963 40Sheets-Sheet 16 INVENTORS RUSSELL E KNEISLEY ANTHONY G. 0ST LOH 8WILLIAM E SOM R BY WMjv THEIR ATTORNEYS May 2, 1967 w. F. SOMMER ETAL3,317,711

AUTOMATIC CONTROLS FOR ACCOUNTING MACHINES Filed April 22, 1963 40Sheets-Sheet 17 INVENTORS RUSSELL E. KNEISLEY ANTHONY G. OSTERLOH 8|WILLIAM F. SOMMER Wm M41 THEIR ATTORNEYS May 2, 1967 w. F. SOMMER ETALAUTOMATIC CONTROLS FOR ACCOUNTING MACHINES 40 Sheets-Sheet 18 FiledApril 22 FIG. 35

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1. IN A DEVICE OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED, CAPABLE OF AUTOMATIC ENTRY OFINFORMATION FROM FIRST AND SECOND TYPES OF RECORD MEMBERS, AND ALSOCAPABLE OF COMPUTATION REQUIRED FOR PROCESSING A PLURALITY OF ACCOUNTS,INFORMATION FOR EACH ACCOUNT BEING DERIVED FROM A PAIR OF RECORD MEMBERSOF THE TWO DIFFERENT TYPES, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING SENSING MEANS FORSENSING INFORMATION STORED ON THE TWO TYPES OF RECORD MEMBERS; FEEDINGMEANS FOR SUCCESSIVELY FEEDING RECORD MEMBERS TO THE SENSING MEANS FROMA STACK IN WHICH THE PAIRS OF RECORD MEMBERS FOR THE VARIOUS ACCOUNTSARE ARRANGED WITH THE FIRST TYPE OF RECORD MEMBER FOR EACH PAIR LOCATEDABOVE THE RECORD MEMBER OF THE SECOND TYPE FOR EACH PAIR; IDENTIFICATIONMEANS FOR DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN RECORD MEMBERS OF THE FIRST AND SECONDTYPES; CHECKING MEANS CONTROLLED BY THE IDENTIFICATION MEANS FORVERIFYING THAT FOR EACH ACCOUNT PROCESSED, A RECORD MEMBER OF THE FIRSTTYPE IS FED TO THE SENSING MEANS BEFORE A RECORD MEMBER OF THE SECONDTYPE IS SO FED; FIRST DISABLING MEANS CONTROLLED BY THE CHECKING MEANSFOR PREVENTING FURTHER OPERATION OF THE DEVICE IN THE EVENT THAT, DURINGTHE PROCESSING OF ANY ACCOUNT, A RECORD MEMBER OF THE SECOND TYPE IS FEDTO THE SENSING MEANS BEFORE A RECORD MEMBER OF THE FIRST TYPE IS SO FED;INDICATING MEANS CONTROLLED BY THE CHECKING MEANS TO PROVIDE A SIGNAL INTHE EVENT THAT, DURING THE PROCESSING OF ANY ACCOUNT, A RECORD MEMBER OFTHE SECOND TYPE IS FED TO THE SENSING MEANS BEFORE A RECORD MEMBER OFTHE FIRST TYPE IS SO FED; SECOND DISABLING MEANS FOR PREVENTING FURTHEROPERATION OF THE DEVICE IN THE EVENT THAT SEQUENTIALLY-SENSED RECORDMEMBERS OF THE FIRST AND SECOND TYPES DO NOT RELATE TO THE SAME ACCOUNT;TOTALIZERS FOR ACCUMULATING BALANCES; DIFFERENTIAL MEANS FOR PROVIDINGINPUT AND OUTPUT OF INFORMATION TO AND FROM THE TOTALIZERS; MEANS FORSETTING THE DIFFERENTIAL MEANS ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION SENSED FROMTHE RECORD MEMBERS; A FIRST PLURALITY OF MEMORY SWITCHES FOR STORAGE OFA FIRST TYPE OF INFORMATION SENSED FROM THE FIRST TYPE OF RECORD MEMBER;A SECOND PLURALITY OF MEMORY SWITCHES FOR STORAGE OF A SECOND TYPE OFINFORMATION SENSED FROM THE SECOND TYPE OF RECORD MEMBER; MEANSCOOPERATING WITH SAID DIFFERENTIAL MEANS FOR ENTERING THE INFORMATIONSENSED FROM THE FIRST AND SECOND TYPES OF RECORD MEMBERS INTO THE FIRSTAND SECOND PLURALITIES OF MEMORY SWITCHES; SOLENOID-OPERATED INPUT MEANSASSOCIATED WITH THE FIRST AND SECOND PLURALITIES OF MEMORY SWITCHES FORENTERING THE INFORMATION STORED IN SAID SWITCHES INTO THE TOTALIZERS VIATHE DIFFERENTIAL MEANS; FIRST READ-OUT MEANS FOR CAUSING THE INFORMATIONSTORED IN SAID FIRST PLURALITY OF MEMORY SWITCHES TO BE ENTERED INTO THETOTALIZERS BY MEANS OF THE SOLENOIDOPERATED INPUT MEANS AND THEDIFFERENTIAL MEANS; SECOND READ-OUT MEANS FOR CAUSING THE INFORMATIONSTORED IN SAID SECOND PLURALITY OF MEMORY SWITCHES TO BE DISPLACED TWODENOMINATIONAL ORDERS TO THE RIGHT AND ENTERED INTO THE TOTALIZERS BYMEANS OF THE SOLENOID-OPERATED INPUT MEANS AND THE DIFFERENTIAL MEANS;AND SEQUENTIAL CONTROL MEANS FOR CAUSING THE FEEDING MEANS TO FEED AFIRST RECORD MEMBER TO THE SENSING MEANS TO ENABLE INFORMATION TO BESENSED FROM THE FIRST TYPE OF RECORD MEMBER AND STORED IN THE FIRSTPLURALITY OF MEMORY SWITCHES, ALSO CAUSING THE FEEDING MEANS TO FEED ASECOND RECORD MEMBER TO THE SENSING MEANS TO ENABLE INFORMATION TO BESENSED FROM THE SECOND TYPE OF RECORD MEMBER AND TO BE STORED IN THESECOND PLURALITY OF MEMORY SWITCHES AND ENTERED INTO THE TOTALIZERS, ANDSUBSEQUENTLY CAUSING OPERATION OF THE SECOND AND THEN THE FIRST READ-OUTMEANS TO ENTER THE INFORMATION STORED IN SAID FIRST AND SECONDPLURALITIES OF MEMORY SWITCHES INTO SAID TOTALIZERS.